Yale Deal - Part 3

From the Yale Daily News: University President Maurie McInnis has emailed top Yale College Council leaders in response to backlash against reported settlement negotiations between Yale and the Trump administration, YCC President Alex William Chen ’28 told the News on Tuesday. McInnis’ email to Chen and YCC Vice President Michelle Jimenez ’28 marks her first reported response to a series of public campaigns that have mounted after The New York Times reported last month that Yale is negotiating a settlement with the federal government. The negotiations come after the Justice Department expanded its investigation into Yale’s undergraduate and law school admissions, the Times reported. Chen declined to comment on the content of McInnis’ emailed message, citing that he needed to “look through it a little more carefully.”

...The alumni group Stand Up For Yale has created a petition urging McInnis, Provost Scott Strobel and the trustees to publicly commit that Yale will not enter into any deal with the federal government that compromises its diversity or independence. The group sent the administration a copy of the letter on Monday afternoon with about 2,770 signatories, organizer Jessica Marsden ’08 LAW ’14 wrote in an email to the News, but as of Tuesday evening, the group had not received a response. The petition remains open and had reached 3,790 signatures, including current students, as of Tuesday night.

...Yale spokesperson Karen Peart wrote in an email to the News that it is “Yale’s longstanding practice not to discuss the specifics of any ongoing legal matter.” The comment came in response to the News’ inquiry before the phone banking event on Tuesday about the pushback on the reported negotiations. Peart emphasized the University’s “commitment to students’ free expression, academic freedom, and Yale’s ability to determine who is admitted in accordance with the law,” and wrote that Yale is “committed to supporting the members of our community in their beliefs and values.” She did not confirm or deny Yale’s reported negotiations with the Trump administration...

Full story at https://yaledailynews.com/articles/mcinnis-emails-ycc-heads-chen-says-as-reported-trump-talks-face-backlash.